1. How many years in prison are the most serious crimes of copyright infringement
1. Infringement The most serious copyright crime carries a ten-year prison sentence. For the purpose of profit, if one of the following infringements of copyright or copyright-related rights occurs, if the amount of illegal gains is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, it is a crime of copyright infringement.
2. Legal basis: "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
210 Article 7 For the purpose of making profits, if one of the following infringements of copyright or copyright-related rights occurs, and the amount of illegal gains is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, and shall also or solely be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined:
(1) Without the permission of the copyright owner, Copy, distribute, and disseminate to the public through information networks its literary works, music, fine arts, audio-visual works, computer software, and other works stipulated in laws and administrative regulations.
2. What are the behavioral forms of copyright infringement
1. Reproduction and distribution of written works, music, movies, television, video works, computer software and other works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Without the permission of the copyright owner means without the consent of the copyright owner. The copyright holder generally refers to the author, but may also be other citizens, legal persons or unincorporated entities that enjoy copyright in accordance with the law.
2. The act of publishing books for which others have exclusive publishing rights.
Publishing is actually a specialCopy distribution. When a publisher publishes a book, he or she generally needs to obtain the exclusive right to publish the work with authorization from the copyright owner. Exclusive publishing rights refer to the publisher’s exclusive right to produce and distribute the works delivered by the copyright owner into books in the form of original and revised versions at the time and place specified in the contract. It is an important right related to copyright, which is also exclusive and cannot be exercised by others, otherwise it will constitute infringement.
3. The act of copying and distributing audio and video recordings without the permission of the audio and video producers.
Audio and video producers are people who produce audio and video products. Because they not only invest a certain amount of manpower, material and financial resources, they also put in considerable original work. , the audio and video products produced by it also have the right to license others to copy and distribute and receive compensation in accordance with the law. If others copy and distribute the audio and video products without permission, it is of course an infringement of their rights.
4. The act of producing and selling works of art that counterfeit the signature of others.
This behavior not only infringes on other people's personal rights (authorship rights), but will inevitably affect the sales of other people's art works, thereby indirectly infringing on other people's property rights.
As people pay more attention to intellectual property rights, some people are opportunistic and want to obtain illegal benefits for themselves by infringing on other people's copyrights. Once the behavior meets the legal standards for filing a case for copyright infringement, the perpetrator must be held criminally responsible in accordance with the law. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.
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